Combined Science GCSE
Receptors
What Receptors means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Components that detect changes in the water concentration of the internal environment and send this information to a coordination centre.
Cells that detect a stimulus, which is a change in the internal or external environment.
Cells that detect stimuli, which are changes in the environment.
Topics that use Receptors
- Homeostasis (AQA GCSE)
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